Dave Deakin (3)

Dave Deakin, trombone, started young, learning to play piano from the age of 6! He took up the trombone aged 13 and played in school, music service and local brass and wind bands until going to university to study engineering. Here he got his first real taste of jazz, playing with Salford Swing Band and also BBC Big Band Competition winners University College Salford Big Band under Robin Dewhurst.